Airship.



E. L. MADDEN.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.13, 1909.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

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EDWIN LYMAN' MADDEN, 0F IN'GERSOLL, OKLAIHIOlVIA.

'AIRSHIP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN L. MADDEN, a resident of- Ingers0ll, in thecounty of Alfalfa and State of Oklahoma, have invented third, tominimize the danger from enemies on land, at sea or in mid-air.

With these objects and others subordinate thereto, my inventioncomprehendsthe construction and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and succinctlydefined in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1, is a vertical elevation of myentire machine. Fig. 2, a plan View with the parachute closed.- Fig. 3,a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the parachute standard. Fig".

4, a vertical horizontal sectional view of gearing which rotates shaft3. v Similar letters refer tosimilar throughout the several views.

1, and 2, indicate wind wheels, which need no description, they beingthe'same as all wind-mill wheels except they are builtof aluminumor-other light and flexible material. WVheels 1, which I am pleased tocall ascension wheels, are keyed to the end of parts shafts 14, wheels2, which I call propelling wheels, are keyed on the ends of shaft 3.

I provide a bar 4, .(see Fig. 1) having lateral extensions 12, andbrace-rods uniting the free ends of said extensions to the outer endsof'the aforesaid bar. On the lower side of bar 4, are downwardextensions 49, which are pierced to receive the'shafts 14. Onthe outerends of bar 4, are upward hollow extensions 5, in which are journaledshafts 6;

on one end of said shafts are pinions 7, to-

the other ends are attached rudders 9; a rod 47, is slidably aflixed tothe under side of bar 4, by loops .56. On each end of saidrod are cogs48, which engage the pinions 7 an operating handle 45, is attached tothe rod 47, by means of screw 46; a thumb-latch 57, on

said lever engages cogs 59', on a bar 60, which bar is affixed to thebars 15, with Specification of Letters ma. Pat nted J an. 1'7, 1911.Application filed February 13, 1909. Serial No. 477,629. 3

26, are secured to the platform with bolts and 29. In these bearings arepositionedthe.

ends of shafts 14, and 51. On shafts 14, are bevel wheels 17.

I I provide a gas engine 31, (or other motor power) on the ends of thedriven shaft 30, of which are pinions 19, which engage the bevel-wheels17, and rotate the wheels 1, in opposite direction which is a veryimportant feature of my invention. One end of said shaft being supportedby a standard '20, and secured to the platform by screws 21.

On said shaft is rigidly afiixed a disk 32. On shaft 5l,is slidablymounted a thimble, said thimble having a rectangular openinig 35,

through which a key 36, enters the sha t 51; on each end of said thimbleare disks 33, and 34, the perimeter of disk 33, being in frictionalcontact with the plane of disk 32. A

- vertical standard 24, is afiixed to the platform with a bolt 23'; atoothed quadrant 22 on theinterior of said thimbleiis a lug which movesin the slot'27, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

,is welded to the aforesaid standard which In the free endof: said lugis a hole 41, in

.which is tied a cord 39, this cord extends up over a sheave 42, whichis .pivotally mounted within the tube 55. A semicircle shield 43, isplaced within 'the tube adjacent to the sheave which is for the purposeof keeping the cord 3.9, on the sheave. This cord extendsdown and out ofthe end of the tube and passes by the shaft 3, as indicated by thedotted lines-28, and passes through 2 e sai cord is a handle 38. It willbe seen sta le 50, in the bar 60; on the free en when this cord ispulled it will run the thimble 40, up on the tube 55. On the perimeterof said thimble are lugs A, to

which are pivoted arms B, the other ends.

I tube 55, is welded to the bar 4, and in a perpendicular position asshown.

Having described the construction and assembling of my machine I willnow describe its operation generally. When I desire to make an ascensionI start the engine and rotate the wheels 1, at a high rate of speed,

which wheels, turn in opposite directions, the parachute bein closeddown or folded up like an umbreIla. The machine will ascend straight up.It is to be noted the disk 33, is contacting'near the center of the disk32, which imparts a very slow movement to wheels 2. When it is wanted tomove the machine forward the disk 33, is moved out near the perimeter ofdisk 32, by means of the operating handle 37, which imparts a movementto the wheels 2, proportionate to the distance the thimble 40, is raisedon the shaft 51, by which means I can propel my machine at any s eeddesired. When traveling in midair direct my course by means of therudders 9-; b shifting the lever 45, I can move the ru ders in anydesired position as shown by the dotted lines 10, and 11. When I want todescend I .pull the cord 39, which opens the parachute as shown-in Fig.1, which always insures a positive and instantaneous response.

I claim 1. In an air ship, a bar having lateral extensions, brace rodsuniting the free ends of said bar and extensions, upward extendinghearings on said bar, bearings extending downward from said bar, shaftsjournaled in the aforesaid upward extensions, pinions on said shafts,rudders rigidly attached to said shaft, substantially as described. I

2. In an air ship, a bar having lateral extensions, brace rods unitingthe free ends of said bar and extensions, upward extending bearingsmounted on said bar, bearings extending downward from said bar, shaftsjournaled in the aforesaid upward extensions, pinions on said shafts,rudders rigidly attached to said shafts and means for rotating saidpinions to shift said rudders, substantially as described.

.3. In an air ship, a bar having lateral extensions, brace rods unitingthe free ends of said members, bearings extending downward from saidbar, vertical shafts journaled in said bearings, ascension wheels'aflixed to said shafts, bevel wheels on said shafts, means for rotatingsaid bevel and ascension wheels respectively in opposite directions,propelling wheels and means for rotating sa1d wheels at variousrates ofspeed, means for guiding the ship in diiferent directions, as describedand set forth.

4. In an air ship a bar haiving lateral extensions, brace rods unitingthe free ends of said bars, upward extending'bearings mounted on saidbar, shafts journaled in said extensions, rudders and pinions affixed tosaidshafts, bearings extending downward from said bar, verticalshafts.journaled in said extensions, ascension wheels affixed to said shafts,bevel wheels on said shafts,'bars extending downward from-the aforesaidbar and bearing a platform, means for rotating the ascension wheels inopposite directions, propelling wheels and means for rotating the saidwheels at various rates of speed, means for shifting the rudders toguide the ship in different directions, a parachute for descending frommid-air and means for opening the same, as described and set forth.

5. In an air ship, a bar having lateral extensions, brace rods unitingthe free ends of said members, bearings extending downward from saidbar, vertical shafts journaled in said bearings, ascension wheelsaliixed to said shafts, beveled wheels on said shafts, and means forrotating said bevel wheels, shafts andascension wheels at various ratesof speed, a shaft carrying propelling wheels transversely mounted on theaforesaid bar shafts carrying rudders and wheels and ascension wheels inopposite di- 0' 11 rections and at various rates of speed, a shaftcarrying propelling wheels transversely mounted on the aforesaid bar,shafts carrying rudders, and pinions mounted on the outer ends oftheaforesaid bar, means for rotating said pinions to shift the rudders,-

bars extending downward from the aforesaid bar and bearing a platform,as set forth.

7. In an air ship, a bar having lateral extensions, brace rods unitingthe free ends of said members, bearings extending downward from saidbar, vertical shafts journaled in said bearings, ascension wheelsaflixed to said shafts, beveled wheels on said shafts, a shaft' carryingpropelling wheels transversely mounted on the aforesaid bar, barscarrying rudders, and pinions mounted on the ends of the last mentionedshafts,

means for rotating said pinions to shift the rudders, barsextending'downward from the aforesaid bar and bearing a platform, meansfor rotating said beveled Wheels, shafts, and l ascension wheelsrespectively at various rates of speed and in opposite directions, meansfor rotating the propelling Wheels at various rates of speed, means forguiding the ship in different directions, as described and set forth.

8. In an air ship, abar having lateral extensions, brace rods unitingthe free ends of said bar and extensions, upward extending bearingsmounted on said bar, bearings extending downward from said bar, verticalshafts journaled in said downward extensions, ascension wheels affixedto said shafts, bevel wheels on said shafts, bars extending downwardfrom the aforesaid bar and bearing a platform, means for rotating the.ascension wheels in opposite directions,

for guiding the ship in ditfierent directions,

l a parachute having an oblong opening in the tube thereof, a slidablethimble on said tube, having a lug projecting through the aforesaidoblong opening, a cord extending from said lug over a sheave, pivotedwithin said tube whereby said parachute may be raised when descendingfrom mid air substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

v EDWIN LYMAN MADDEN.

'itnesses .Ownx COPIOOK,

A. C. LIADDEN-

